Structural Integration
Structural integration (SI) is a clinically proven method of improving the body’s structure by assisting its innate tendency to self-correct and seek uprightness.
Typically, SI is completed in a series of 10 90-minute sessions that sequentially treat different areas of the body to ultimately improve its entire structure and function.
Structural Integration practitioners recognise that no bodily state is ‘normal’ and therefore use the concepts of ideal structure and function as a baseline against which to measure individuals. Almost all types of bodies and people can benefit from Structural Integration however, benefits are expected to vary from person to person.
Research shows that SI can improve physical skills, feelings of wellbeing, emotional calmness, sensory awareness, social interaction, memory recall and muscular efficiency. Structural Integration has also been employed as a form of psychotherapy as the practice has been found to naturally release emotions and consequently enhance wellbeing.
Structural Integration is widely practiced by more than 1,600 accredited practitioners in 36 countries, although Lissa is one of just two people offering the treatment in Townsville.
Structural Integration has been comprehensively studied and analysed, with the practice being discussed in more than 800 formal and informal articles since the late 1960s.
Read more about LBBT’s Structural Integration service in the October 2011 issue of SportLifestyle Magazine
